(CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS) The Dennis Erb Racing team rejoined the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday evening, April 5 at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, Louisiana. The national touring series held their first-ever event at Ark-La-Tex and 51 competitors were on the grounds to compete for the $10,000 winner’s check. Dennis Erb, Jr. laid down the fifteenth fastest lap in Group A during time trials and later climbed up to fourth in his stacked heat race. After grabbing the second and final transfer spot through his B-Main, Dennis started the 50-lap main event from the inside of the eleventh row. The Carpentersville, Illinois star then rallied through the field, as he picked off ten competitors during the A-Main en route to a steady eleventh place performance.
Unfortunately, the rest of the weekend was a wash for the cars and stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Both $10,000 to win showdowns – scheduled for Friday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, Mississippi and for Sunday at Outlaw Motorsports Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma – succumbed to inclement weather. Dennis emerged from the April 4-6 weekend still eleventh in the latest version of the LOLMDS point standings. Full results from Saturday’s tilt at Ark-La-Tex Speedway can be accessed online at www.lucasdirt.com.
Dennis and his #28 team will now make the long trek to the states of Pennsylvania and Virginia for a huge tripleheader with the National Dirt Racing League (NDRL). Things will kick-off on Thursday, April 10 at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pennsylvania, as the annual ‘PENNational’ will pay $10,000 to the winner. The Mid-Atlantic swing will then take Dennis to Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Virginia on Friday, April 11 for another $10,000 to win NDRL battle. The triple shot of racing action is then set to conclude on Saturday, April 12 with the ‘Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth,’ which boasts a hefty $20,000 payday at the pristine Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Virginia. Additional information can be found by pointing your web browser to www.thendrl.com.
Dennis would like to thank all of his sponsors including: J.R. McBride Leasing, JL Scrap Metals, Kuntz & Company Racing Engines, Petersen Aluminum, Performance Rod & Custom (PRC), C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, Ramirez Motorsports, Team Zero by Bloomquist, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Aurora Rod Ends, Beyea Custom Headers, Brinn Transmissions, Butlerbuilt Safety Systems, Champ Pans, CV Products, Delph Communications, Dyer’s Top Rods, Envy Suspension & Race Consultants, Fel-Pro Gaskets, Five Star Performance Bodies, Frankland Racing Supply, K-B Carburetors, Mason Racin’, Performance Engineering & Manufacturing, Peterson Fluid Systems, Quarter Master, Simpson Race Products, Sweet Mfg., T&D Machine Products, VP Racing Fuels, Weld Wheels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood Engineering.
The latest dirt on the Dennis Erb Racing team can be found all year long at www.DennisErb.com.
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